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FXUS65 KBYZ 272009
AFDBYZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
109 PM MST TUE JAN 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- MAINLY DRY WITH A STRONG WARMING TREND FORECAST THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS.
- AVERAGE TEMPERATURES LINGER IN THE EAST WITH CHANCES FOR SOME
LIGHT SNOW THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE NEXT WEEK WILL FEATURE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH
PERIODIC PRECIPITATION CHANCES FROM SYSTEMS RIDING OVER THE TOP OF
THE RIDGE. UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING TO THE EAST AND RIDGING TO THE
WEST WILL CREATE LARGE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 40S AND LOW 50S F FOR
MOST OF THE REGION BUT REMAIN IN THE 20S F FOR LOCATIONS NEAR THE
DAKOTAS BORDER. BY THE WEEKEND, TROUGHING MOVES OFF TO THE EAST
ALLOWING ALL OF SOUTHEAST MT AND NORTH CENTRAL WY TO WARM INTO THE
40S AND 50S F WITH EVEN SOME CHANCES FOR 60S F POPPING UP.
SATURDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST, MANY LOCATIONS HAVE A
30-50% CHANCE OF GETTING A HIGH TEMPERATURE OVER 60 F.
THURSDAY, A TROUGH WILL BRIEFLY CUT THROUGH THE RIDGE CREATING A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL SLIDE DOWN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS SOME PACIFIC MOISTURE AND BRING
A 10-30% CHANCE FOR GREATER THAN 0.10 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR
LOCATIONS EAST OF BILLINGS. SINCE THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE
OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PREDOMINANT
PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THE NBM INDICATING A 10-20% CHANCE FOR
GREATER THAN 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL.
SATURDAY BRINGS THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AS A CLIPPER
SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
REGION BRINGING 20-40% PRECIPITATION CHANCES FROM ROSEBUD COUNTY
AND LOCATIONS TO THE EAST. GIVEN THE WARMER TEMPERATURES THAT ARE
EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY, PRECIPITATION TYPE IS MORE UNCERTAIN AND
WILL LIKELY DEPEND IN PRECIPITATION TIMING. TORGERSON
AVIATION
VFR WILL PREVAIL THRU THE PERIOD, WITH PERIODIC MID/HIGH CLOUDS.
GUSTY SW-W WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. AT
KLVM, GUSTS OF 20-30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 40
KNOTS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, EXPECT
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BEARTOOTH-ABSAROKA AND CRAZY
MOUNTAINS, RESULTING IN OBSTRUCTIONS OF THE HIGH TERRAIN. JKL
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS
WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
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BIL 026/044 032/049 031/049 036/054 028/053 033/054 032/049
01/E 10/B 00/B 11/B 00/B 01/B 11/B
LVM 026/042 028/044 028/047 033/049 028/052 033/052 031/045
01/N 10/B 10/B 10/B 00/B 01/B 11/B
HDN 018/044 030/047 029/049 031/053 025/052 026/052 029/049
02/E 31/B 11/B 11/B 00/B 01/B 12/O
MLS 012/032 022/034 018/034 023/044 024/043 022/044 026/042
01/E 33/S 11/B 22/O 00/B 00/B 11/E
4BQ 017/040 027/040 023/037 024/045 026/047 024/047 029/043
01/B 33/S 21/E 12/O 10/B 00/B 11/E
BHK 007/030 016/029 009/022 011/038 021/038 017/039 020/036
02/B 45/S 22/S 24/O 10/B 00/B 11/E
SHR 017/044 024/043 024/045 026/049 024/051 026/053 027/046
01/E 31/B 11/B 11/B 00/B 01/B 22/O
BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
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